• 2024

    growingupchester.com

    For generations, Duluthians of all ages have experienced outdoors through Chester Bowl’s programs and activities. As the nonprofit organization running programming in the City of Duluth’s Chester Bowl Park, the Chester Bowl Improvement Club’s mission is to promote sustainable, quality programs for all Chester Bowl Park users in a healthy and safe environment.

    hartleynature.org

    Hartley Nature Center (HNC) is an independent non-profit environmental education corporation located in Duluth’s Hartley park. Hartley Nature Center is dedicated to inspiring life long connections to nature through education, play and exploration. They offer a wide variety of community programing through school programs, field trips, summer camps, public programing and Hartley Nature Preschool. Numerous recreation opportunities are available such as hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, bird watching, fishing and snowshoeing- there is truly something for everyone. The varied classroom settings both inside and outside HNC provide inviting and interactive spaces to learn, grow and gather as a community.

    www.coggs.com

    COGGS was started in 1994 when the Superior Bikers and the North Star Bike Club combined. A 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, COGGS’ mission is to improve the cycling opportunities for citizens of the Twin Ports for generations to come. As an organization, we are dedicated to building an expansive network of multi-use trails in the Twin Ports that are sustainable, accessible and provide a high level of recreational enjoyment; preserving our area’s green spaces and connecting our communities via natural surface trails; providing races, social events and group rides for members to enjoy and meet other outdoor recreation enthusiasts; maintaining our trail system through volunteer and paid trail maintenance crews; and educating the community on responsible trail use and care-taking. As of 2011, COGGS is a chapter of the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA).

    www.friends-bwca.org

    Leading the effort to protect and restore the BWCAW from adverse environmental threats is the Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness. The Friends’ mission is to protect, preserve and restore the wilderness character of the BWCAW and the Quetico-Superior Ecosystem. The organization formed in 1976 to protect this vulnerable area and two years later shepherded legislation through Congress that brought full protection to the Boundary Waters. Today, the Minneapolis, Minnesota-based organization of 4,000 members is a sentry against further harm in the BWCAW and the Quetico-Superior Ecosystem.

    www.voyagers.org

    Founded in 1965, the Voyageurs Conservancy (formerly known as Voyageurs National Park Association) represents a community of people committed to the future of Minnesota’s National Park. This independent charitable organization works to support recreation and conservation projects, advance education and public engagement, and protect the wild nature of the park for future generations.

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